Looking for practical Luo to Malayalam (മലയാളം) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Luo phrase first, then the Malayalam translation (മലയാളം) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Malayalam.
Tip: when a Malayalam phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Luo wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Naki
നമസ്കാരം(namaskaram)
Asante
നന്ദി(nandi)
Naki chuo
ശുഭോദയം(shubhodhayam)
Naki ng'ato
ശുഭ വൈകുന്നേരം(shubha vaikunneram)
Naki owadgi
ശുഭ സന്ധ്യ(shubha sandhya)
Naki buya
ശുഭ രാത്രി(shubha raathri)
Ting' kendo
ശേഷം കാണാം(shesham kaanam)
Naki
വിട(vida)
Ine ng'ama in?
നിന്റെ പേര് എന്താണ്?(ninte per enthanu?)
Inyalo John
എന്റെ പേര് ജോൺ ആണ്(ente per John aanu)
Okwere?
സുഖമാണോ?(sukhamaano?)
Naki konyo
നിനക്കു കാണാൻ സന്തോഷം(ninakku kaanaan santhosham)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Naki konyo English?
നിങ്ങൾ ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് സംസാരിക്കുമോ?(niṅṅaḷ iṅglīṣ saṁsārikkumō?)
Naki konyo Hindi mako.
ഞാൻ ഹിന്ദി നല്ല രീതിയിൽ സംസാരിക്കാറില്ല(ñān hindī nalla rīthiyil saṁsārikkāriḷḷa)